Resides in Toa Baja, P.R. ... Selected by the Indians in 10th round (317th overall) of the June 1999 First-Year Player Draft. ... Signed Aug. 23, 1999. ... Attended Discipulos De Cristo School in Puerto Rico. Has a 5.24 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 175 1/3 Major League innings through 2010. ... Led the Red Sox farm system with 22 saves in both 2009 and 2010. ... Saw his most extended action with Cleveland in 2006 when he posted a 5.19 ERA in 51 games. ... Pitched in the World Baseball Classic for his native Puerto Rico in 2006 and 2009. ... Named to the World team in the All-Star Futures Game in 2005 but did not pitch as he was promoted to Cleveland before the game. ... Signed to a one-year Minor League contract by the Oakland Athletics on Dec. 14, 2010.